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SENECA FICTION, LEGENDS, AND MYTHS 



tETTr. AN 



o'dye'da't, ne"kho' ne" o'ne"' wii'agaot'ga' ne" goil'wiik 



dldshestand, that-and the now (then) did she her hair comb the her daughter 



ne"kho' no'' gascnnaga"o" wa'ago"ga' ne" ne" gono'gn"ge', 



it-perfume (smell- did she her that the her head-on, 



sweet) anoint 



wa'agonya'tchi'do'de"', agwas' daye'do'es ne" 



did she-her-top-knot set on, very did she it taut make the 



ga'he"sa', agwas' dedjagogao'gwao"s'hon so"djI' wJl'e'ni'ad. 



it-band, very did she eye-sockets-have-only too much did she it taut 



make. 



yege°'djl wS,'a'ge°', " Hau" o'ne"' 



she, old womau did she it say, 



we'e" it "he's ne" 



far there he goes the 



away about 



ne" ne" e"wi'he'ag' ha"degagon 



that the will I be think- 



tbat-and 



ne"kho' 



that-and 



Da' o'ne"', gi'o' 



So now (then) it is said the 



ne"ho' ho'se" he°'onwe 



there thither go there where 



ne' 



without fail 



e"honwa°o'wI'. 



will she him tell. 



"Come, now (then) 



Dooa'dane'ge"' ; 



Two Tie Feathers 

 Together Are 



Da' dja'go" 



mg 



diq. Agwas' na'e' 



moreover. Very verily 



na"'ga" ganyo'dae'." 



this (it is) it lake (is)." 



ot'hyo' 'gwani' 



it is frightful 



Da' o'ne"', 



So now (then) 



ho"'onwe' de^syaya'k'dHk 



there where wilt thou it use to cross 



gi"o"', wa'ondadege"dad 



it is said, 



na^'ga" ga'as"ha' oa"gwa' i'wad. 



this (it is) it basket it-bread it contains it, 



O'ne"' na'e' wa'o"'dSn'dI' ne' dye'gowane°. Wa'e'yo"' na'e' 



Now verily did she start the she, eldest. Did she arrive verily 



h6"'onwe' t'hadina°'ge' ne" ne" Dooa'dane'ge"' ha'wadji'a' 



there where there they inhabit thiit the Two Tfe Feathers his c'an 



Together Are 



dedyega'ne' ne"ho 



o'ne"' wai" wee°'s'hon 



now (then) truly far away only 



ne" fhono^'sot ne" 



the there his lodge stands the 



there she looked from 



Dooa'dane'ge"' Da' 



deyega'ne' ne" 



did she look that 



o'ne"' agwas' 



So now (then) 



o'yo'nis'he't ne"ho' 



it was long time there (thus) 



Dyengwa' 's'hon, gi 



Suddenly, 



dane'ge"' no"kho 



Feathers there-and the 



Together " 



waa"d6ndi', o'ne" 



did he start, now, 



ne" yeksa"gowa 



the she maiden (is). 



ne"kho' ne" wa'at 



that-and the did he stop 



ne" yeksa"g6wa. 



the she maiden (is). 



o'ng"' ne"ho' 



now (then) there 



niyo"den da'a'on 



so it was not able 



gi"o°', o'nS"' daayj 



it is said, now (then) thence he emerged 



ne' o'ne"' o't'hat'gii'do". 



none then he did look around. 



auiTw!i°'ge"' 



could she him see 



'ge°'t ne" 



the 



O'ne"' 



Now 



very 



na'e'. 



verily. 



Dooa'- 



"Two 



na'e' 



verily 



gi"o"', hogwa"s'hon ne"ho' dedye'gane' 



Da 



it is said, aside-just 



Ne"kho' ne" 



That-and the 



doskeno" 's'hon 



nearby-just 



waatgon 'diik 



did he start for 



there 



o'ne"' 



now (then) 



he" 'oil we' 



there where 



thence she looked 



waadowa't'hii' 



did he to hunt go 



dedyega'ne' 



thence she looked 



ho" 'on we' 



there where 



det'hado- 



